Charters Towers

Another big day on the road to get to our next stop so we took off as early as possible.  Stopping to get petrol at Lynd Junction and at a truck stop for some lunch.  Got to see many road trains on the John McEwan Beef Track.  The road way only one car with in places so we pulled over when we saw them coming.

We arrive in Charters Towers intending on seeing the area plus catching up with some well needed schooling time for the kids but in the end neither of these happened as Nigel and I both ended up with a bug of some description.  Nigel came down with it first.  He stayed in bed for most of the day trying to shake his aching body feeling away.  The next day it was my turn to spend the day in bed.  Neither of us were really good company but the kids kept themselves entertained on the jumping pillow and riding their bikes.

We did see a little of the town including the Towers Hill lookout.  It was a pretty view across the whole of the town and into the flats around the district.  We took in the historical old buildings around the town and did a little shopping around town.  We even had enough time to get Jordan’s ears pierced for an early birthday present.  She was so brave when she got them done.  They had to do one at a time.  So when the second one was being done she knew what to expect and the tears flowed even before the gun went off.  She was so great about it.  She did not want us to see it was painful because she so wanted them done.  What a precious gorgeous girl she is! Oh how we love her and her bothers. 

We had a nice time in the park even though we felt poorly on and off.  We sat around the campfire pit and listen to Tom and Patty sing country and western songs and enjoyed damper cooked on the open fire.  We even enjoyed a bangers and mash night with the other campers and it was delicious.  We met a lovely family from Magnetic Island, Michelle, Nick and their two boys.  We met Rob (an amazing artist) and his wife June and some other lovely couples also.  I even got to see and amazing sunsets and you know how much I love those.

Just before departing Charters Towers we took Kaleb to the optometrist.  He has been rubbing his eyes on and off for weeks and we were a little concerned about his vision.  You will be happy to know that he has 20 /20 vision with the normal long vision problems all children encounter at this age.  He has the symptoms of dry eye.  Eye drops are the solution.  Oh well...better the devil we know.